"Little Cavi." Nanny Elis paused on her tracks when she met Cavi on the door, outside the lady's room. Observing him, he seemed to be waiting there for quite some time already.
"Aren't you going in?" she asked, surprising him a bit. He seemed hesitant at first. But he still nodded.
"Put this away," she ordered one of the maids and handed her the basin and towel she used to clean the lady.
She soon followed Cavi in the room and found him looking at her from a distance.
"She really suffered this time. I checked her pulse while ago and though she's not in any danger, her body was too exhausted." Nanny Elis approached the lady, pulling the blanket up. she stared at her face and again was filled with adoration. It wasn't actually hard for this lady to gain love from the people around her. yet, at the same time, it's easy for people to envy her too.
"Also, I noticed an accumulated cold inside her body. It's as if she was in the cold for too long. If it won't be expelled too soon, I'm afraid she won't be able to conceive in the future."
As she said those words, she noticed the slight change in Cavi's face. he seemed to tensed.
"Didn't she mention her name or her origin?" he asked which was replied by her with a shake in the head.
"Are you still suspicious of her? She saved your life, Little Cavi." Her reminder made him remember her tears and the look of pain in her face when she saw him hurt. He unconsciously pressed his lips together.
Turning his back, he spoke of nothing anymore.
***
"King Cavi arrives at the banquet!"
"Greetings, King Cavi! Hail to you, your majesty!"
"King Derian arrives at the banquet!"
"Greetings, King Derian! Hail to you, your majesty!"
"Crown Prince Raziel arrives the banquet!"
"Greetings, Crown Prince Raziel! Hail to you, your highness!"
As all the important people arrived in the banquet, the rumors and talks started to spread like fire. Since it is an open space, many people wanted to have even just a glimpse of the kings. However, to ensure the safety of them, it was heavily guarded. And only chosen nobles were invited to attend the main banquet.
Still, people were still eager to see them that despite the barricades, they are swarming outside.
At the banquet, noble ladies who were also able to attend were all dressed up, hoping to catch the attention of any of the royals or high official bachelors. Some were even desperate that they wore excessive make-ups and glimmering jewelries.
"King Derian really are what they say. Doesn't he look handsome and gentle? At the entrance, I even saw him help a servant that was too clumsy. What an impudent lowly creature! She just wanted to catch his attention. Tsk!"
"But I heard King Derian adored a very beautiful lady. but then, the woman disappeared so he was depressed. Look. Look at him. he wasn't even smiling unlike before."
"You're right. I also heard that rumor. Maybe they are right."
"Then what about King Cavi?" one of the noble ladies asked yet, all the others sighed as their shoulders fell.
"Don't even mention him. he's as cold as the Mt. Frost's peak. Look. He won't even throw a single glance at us."
"Jiejie was right. Maybe the rumor is really true."
"What rumor?" The ladies all gathered together as the speaker whispered.
"He doesn't love women but men!"
They all blushed as they giggled, only to stop when one of the eunuchs glared at them. Again, they pretended to act gentle and prim.
"Looking at the three of them at the stage, I think Crown Prince Raziel is really the most handsome among them."
Many of them giggled as they stare at the crown prince who lazily sat at King Cavi's left side.
"You're right. He's really as handsome as a god. But hays… it's such a disappointment. I think we won't have a place in his harem anymore…"
"Why is that?"
"Why else? Because it's full!"
After the rituals and ceremonies, the banquet ended with the most awaited part of it. the announcement of the winner of who hunted most of the monster fishes in the sea.
"King Derian, Rian kingdom. 1208 small monster fishes. 700 fire fishes and 59 wolf monster fishes."
As the result was announced, the crowds started to praise the king who didn't even seem to be interested on the results anymore.
"King Cavi. Frost Kingdom. 1557 small monster fishes. 890 fire fishes and 300 wolf monster fishes!"
Again, the crowd was on uproar. Wolf monsters were not only rare because they live deep into the ocean but also, they were too wild and dangerous. And catching 300 of them takes a lot of manpower and courage.
"Looks like the Frost Kingdom will win again this year." People claimed since in the past Sea Hunts, Frost Kingdom always garnered the first place.
"Don't say something too soon. Isn't the crown prince of Fyr kingdom attended the hunt too?"
"Tsk. Don't even expect from such good-for-nothing guy."
"As for Crown Prince Raziel, Fyr King…he…he didn't catch any fishes but…"
"WHAT?! He didn't catch any?! What a useless prince!" the people started to buzz again. even loud enough for the prince to hear.
Governor Almar who's announcing the results, raised his hand to stop the crowd and slowly, the calmed down.
"Indeed, Crown Prince didn't catch any monster fishes but he had caught something rare." There was a moment of silence. Still, they were anticipating what rare specie the prince hunted. "Sea Dragon Snake."
"Sea Dragon Snake?!"
"Isn't that just a myth?! The one that lives in the deepest core of the sea?"
"Liar! How can there be such a specie?!"
All people started to protest at the result, making the governor look at the direction of the prince. Raziel nodded as a signal and soon, the governor ordered his men.
"Bring it here."
Soon enough, a big metal cage was brought into the banquet hall. And all people gasped at the creature they saw inside it.
Indeed, it was a Sea Dragon! A silver-scaled dragon!
People are amazed. Some were frightened.
"Raziel," King Cavi spoke, gaining the attention of the prince beside him. though, he only spoke in tone enough for him to hear.
"What is it, your majesty?" his naughty grin was still plastered in his lips as he looked at him.
"People only knew the myth that the Sea Dragon is a divine creature living in the deepest place of the sea. Yet, they didn't know the other."
"Ow? What myth is that, your majesty? I am much interested." He leaned towards him, his eyes brimming with excitement like a child.
Cavi smirked but only for a little while. "Whoever tames the Divine Sea Dragon can tame the world too."
It means, he can rule the world…
Cavi intently looked at the prince's reaction, wondering how he would react. But just like how he predicted, the prince only chuckled.
"Like you said, your majesty, it's only a myth. No need to believe in it. how could such a monster be tamed and tame the world, too?! Nonsense!"
The Frost Kingdom was declared the winner on the Sea Hunt which gained praises to the king. Still, some believed it was supposed to be the crown prince since his dragon was too rare.
Still, with the results already finalized, no one could object anymore.
The banquet ended and Raziel exited first. As Cavi watched him walked away, he couldn't help but ask.
"Was it really just a nonsense, Raziel?" in the whole continent, the prince was known for being shameless and good for nothing. Yet, Cavi grew up with him. he knew him the best. Thus, whether the Sea Dragon was just a myth or not, how couldn't he know the real ambitions of this playboy prince?